Fitness
Running, swimming, walking are examples of what type of activity?
What is aerobic/cardio?
This macronutrient is essential for building and repairing tissues in the body.
What is protein?
This amount of sleep is recommended for those age 14-17.
What is eight to 10 hours daily?
This liquid is considered the best choice for pure hydration and contains zero calories.
What is water?
This type of exercise, which includes periods of high exertion alternated with rest or low exertion, is abbreviated as HIIT.
What is high-intensity interval training?
This is the minimum amount of time recommended for exercise per week to stay healthy and prevent disease.
What is two and a half hours per week (or half hour per day times five)?
This macronutrient is the body's preferred choice for energy.
What are carbohydrates?
Shortchanging your sleep time over several days or more results in this.
What is a sleep deficit?
Each completion of an exercise movement is referred to as this.
What is a repetition (rep)?
The "push" muscle groups for upper body training include these.
What are chest (pectorals) and triceps?
Because it does not make significant use of the heart and lungs, resistance training is this type of activity.
What is anaerobic?
This macronutrient is needed to help the body absorb nutrients, provide warmth and insulation and other functions.
What are fats?
The amount of sleep recommended for most adults 18 and older is this.
What is seven to nine hours daily?
Commercially frozen or canned foods should be limited because of the excessive amount of this.
What is sodium?
The "pull" muscle groups in upper body training include these.
What are back and biceps?
To achieve any significant cardiovascular and fat-burning benefit, exercise must be sustained at least this amount of time.
What is 20 minutes?
This food source tends to be high in minerals, vitamins, nutrients, antioxidants, and is relatively low in calories and fat.
What are vegetables?
Excessive screen time of any type contributes to poor sleep quality due to this six-syllable word.
What is overstimulation?
Vivid dreaming occurs in this stage of sleep, named for rapid eye movements.
What is Stage 4, REM sleep?
This is the process that bodies use to convert food into energy.
What is metabolism?
For most muscle groups, it's a good idea to alternate weight training days and rest days to avoid this counterproductive state.
What is overtraining?
White bread, white rice, margarine are examples of this type of food, which ideally should be limited in a healthful diet.
What are processed foods?
It's the natural, internal 24-hour clock that controls how alert, awake or sleepy we are; it's affected by light and other factors.
What is a circadian rhythm?
Full relaxation, tissue repair and growth and cell regeneration occurs only in this stage of sleep.
What is Stage 3 sleep?
This song, which plays to open the film "Vision Quest," is ideal for jogging, running or other high-BPM activity.
What is "Only the Young" by Journey?